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lib/develop/gittools/factory.v

@@ -20,9 +20,16 @@ pub mut:
 
 // get_repo_path implements the GitUrlResolver interface
 pub fn get_repo_path(args GetRepoArgs) !string {
-	if os.exists(args.path) {
-		return args.path
+	if args.path!=""{
+		if os.exists(args.path) {
+			return args.path
+		}else{
+			if args.git_url == "" {
+				return error("can't resolve git repo path without url or existing path, ${args.path} does not exist.")
+			}
+		}
 	}
+	
 	mut gs := get(coderoot:args.git_root)!
 	mut repo := gs.get_repo(
 		url:   args.git_url

lib/develop/gittools/repos_get.v

@@ -116,8 +116,11 @@ pub fn (mut gitstructure GitStructure) get_repo(args_ ReposGetArgs) !&GitRepo {
 	}
 
 	if repositories.len > 1 {
-		repos := repositories.map('- ${it.account}.${it.name}').join_lines()
-		return error('Found more than one repository for \n${args}\n${repos}')
+		// repos := repositories.map('- ${it.account}.${it.name}').join_lines()
+		$if debug {
+			print_backtrace()
+		}		
+		return error('Found more than one repository for \n${args}')
 	}
 
 	// the pull & reset was not used, now re-inserted